1997-11-04 - Ballots OFFICIAL BALLOT— SPECIAL ELECTION - 0 J Lf..91
DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON — NOVEMBER 4, 1997
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INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER VANDEVERT ACRES
USE A PENCIL ONLY SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICT
- �� ■ TO VOTE, BLACKEN THE OVAL (�) 9-53 VANDEVERT ACRES
- COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT OF THE SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICT
RESPONSE OF YOUR CHOICE. MEASURE 50 LOCAL OPTION LEVY
- STATE MEASURES QUESTION:Shall the V.A.S.R.D.levy a local op-
tion tax of$16,000.00 to offset losses created
by measure 47&50?This measure may cause
REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE property taxes to increase more than 3%.This
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY is a two year levy.
- SUMMARY:This measure may be passed only
51 REPEALS LAW ALLOW- at an election with at least a 50%voter turnout.
ING TERMINALLY ILL ADULTS TO Due to measures 47&50 our$10,000.00 voter - ,
approved tax base has been reduced to the point
�' OBTAIN LETHAL PRESCRIPTION that we only have approximately$300.00 a year A.? ,.
- left for snow removal and road grading.This tax
increase to $16,000.00 is utilized only by our i ` "`,4%c '
RESULT OF "YES" VOTE: "Yes" districtforthe improvementand maintenance of
- vote repeals law allowing termi roads within our district.This measure will only 4
O YES nally ill adults to obtain be in affect for two(2)years at which time this4-'
physician's prescription for lethal district will re-assess its futures needs.The es- ,..
- drugs. timated tax costfor this measure,approximately
$1.05 per$1,000.00 of assessed value,is an es-
timate only based on the best information avail-
- vote retains law allowin termi- able from the county assessor at the time of es
O NO nally ill adults to gobtain timate.
physician's prescription for lethal
- drugs. O YES
SUMMARY: Repeals Measure 16, adopted by
- voters in 1994.That law:
Allows terminally ill adult Oregon residents vol- O NO
untary informed choice to obtain physician's pre-
- scription for lethal drugs when physicians pre-
dict patient's death within 6 months;
- Requires 15-day waiting period;2 oral,1 written
request;second physician's opinion;counseling
for patients with impaired judgment from depres-
sion;
- 40 . Gives health care providers immunity from civil,
criminal liability for good faith compliance.
Permits person choice whether to notify next of
41 . kin.
- . Allows health care providers to refuse to partici-
pate.
ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT:No financial
M 42 effect on state or local government expenditures
or revenues.
52 AUTHORIZES STATE
LOTTERY BOND PROGRAM TO
FINANCE PUBLIC SCHOOL
- PROJECTS
RESULT OF "YES" VOTE:"Yes"
- O YES vote authorizes legislation estab-
lishing state education lottery
bond program to finance public
school projects.
- O NO RESULT OF "NO" VOTE: "No"
vote rejects establishing state 3 > -
education lottery bond program r t
- to finance public school projects. 14s Lt
SUMMARY: Measure authorizes legislation es 5 , i
- . tablishing revenue bond program to finance
"state education projects" for public schools.
- "State education projects" means projects to
acquire,construct,improve,remodel,maintain,
repair public school facilities, including land,
- building costs; computer, telecommunications
equipment; books, furniture, furnishings, ve-
hicles, planning costs. State repays bond debt
_u"unDbIW tPa d net tottery Rroceeds,�i1ings
�— on Education Endowment Fund, other moneys
appropriated by legislature. Net proceeds of
- bonds limited to$150 million.Implementing leg-
islation,already enacted contingent on measure's
passage, appropriates funding only for school
- district projects.
ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT:The measure
authorizes the sale of Lottery-backed revenue
- bonds with a principal sum of up to$150 mil-
lion,plus an amount equal to bond issuance costs
and reserves. The proceeds are to be used for
- the acquisition,construction, improvement, re-
modeling or repair of public school facilities WARNING
throughout Oregon and the purchase of telecom- Any person who, by use of force or
- munications equipment, computers, software other means, unduly influences an
and related technology,books,furniture and ve Y
hicles. The bonds, plus interest, will be repaid elector to vote in any particular man-
- through a Lottery revenue allocation of approxi- ner or to refrain from voting,is subject,
mately$15 million per year beginning in fiscal upon conviction,to imprisonment or to
year 2000. If issued at recent interest rates and a fine, or both.
- a 15 year pay back period, total interest costs
are estimated at$71.4 million.
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OFFICIAL BALLOT- SPECIAL ELECTION 0006 -1290
DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON - NOVEMBER 4, 1997
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER
USE A PENCIL ONLY
TO VOTE, BLACKEN THE OVAL (�)
- COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT OF THE
RESPONSE OF YOUR CHOICE.
- STATE MEASURES
REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE
- LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY E�
51 REPEALS LAW ALLOW-
ING TERMINALLY ILL ADULTS TO
- 2' OBTAIN LETHAL PRESCRIPTION '
. ;
RESULT OF "YES" VOTE: "Yes"
- vote repeals law allowing termi-
O YES nally ill adults to obtain
physician's prescription for lethal
- drugs.
RESULT OF "NO" VOTE: "No"
- O NO vote retains law allowing termi-
nally ill adults to obtain
- physician's prescription for lethal
drugs.
SUMMARY: Repeals Measure 16, adopted by
- voters in 1994.That law:
Allows terminally ill adult Oregon residents vol-
untary informed choice to obtain physician's pre-
- scription for lethal drugs when physicians pre-
dict patient's death within 6 months;
- Requires 15-day waiting period;2 oral,1 written
request;second physician's opinion;counseling
for patients with impaired judgment from depres-
sion;
,p . Gives health care providers immunity from civil,
criminal liability for good faith compliance.
Permits person choice whether to notify next of
M41 . kin.
. Allows health care providers to refuse to partici-
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ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT:No financial
effect on state or local government expenditures
or revenues.
52 AUTHORIZES STATE `
LOTTERY BOND PROGRAM TO
FINANCE PUBLIC SCHOOL
- PROJECTS
RESULT OF "YES" VOTE: "Yes"
- O YES vote authorizes legislation estab-
lishing state education lottery
bond program to finance public
- school projects.
-
O NO RESULT OF "NO" VOTE: "No"
vote rejects establishing state r
education lottery bond program
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to finance public school projects. ...
- -
- SUMMARY: Measure authorizes legislation es-
tablishing revenue bond program to finance
"state education projects" for public schools.
- "State education projects" means projects to
acquire,construct,improve,remodel,maintain,
repair public school facilities, including land,
- building costs; computer, telecommunications
equipment; books, furniture, furnishings, ve-
hicles, planning costs. State repays bond debt
-- - using unohligated net_Iottery proceeds earnin�oc
on Education Endowment Fund, other moneys
appropriated by legislature. Net proceeds of
- bonds limited to$150 million.Implementing leg-
islation,already enacted contingent on measure's
passage, appropriates funding only for school
- district projects.
ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT:The measure
authorizes the sale of Lottery-backed revenue
- bonds with a principal sum of up to $150 mil-
lion,plus an amount equal to bond issuance costs
and reserves. The proceeds are to be used for
- the acquisition,construction, improvement, re-
modeling or repair of public school facilities WARNING
throughout Oregon and the purchase of telecom-
- munications equipment, computers, software Any person who, by use of force or
and related technology,books,furniture and ve- other means, unduly influences an
hicles. The bonds, plus interest, will be repaid elector to vote in any particular man-
- through a Lottery revenue allocation of approxi-
mately$15 million per year beginning in fiscal
year 2000. If issued at recent interest rates and upon conviction,to imprisonment or to
- a 15 year pay back period, total interest costs a fine, or both.
are estimated at$71.4 million.
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